{"product_id":"copper-peptide-serum","title":"Copper Peptide Serum, 1%","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA 1% copper tripeptide serum, GHK-Cu with AHK-Cu, in a 30 mL dropper for the scalp\nand the face. Copper peptides have a long laboratory record and a much shorter clinical one, and the\ndifference between those two things is worth understanding before you buy. It sits in a hair loss\nrange as a skin product, working on the condition of the scalp rather than on the hair cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGHK-Cu, at 1%.\u003c\/strong\u003e A tripeptide that occurs naturally in human plasma, binds copper,\nand declines with age. In cell culture it raises the production of collagen and other matrix proteins\nin fibroblasts, which is where the interest in it began. In people, the evidence is a small number of\nfacial studies, several of them run by the companies that developed the ingredient, reporting modest\nimprovements in firmness and fine lines over about twelve weeks. That is cosmetic evidence on facial\nskin, and it is the strongest thing copper peptides have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAHK-Cu.\u003c\/strong\u003e A shorter copper tripeptide, and the one usually attached to the hair\nstory. The study behind that story is a 2007 laboratory paper that applied AHK-Cu to isolated human\nhair follicles in organ culture and to cultured dermal papilla cells, and found more follicle\nelongation, more cell proliferation and more VEGF. That is a result in a dish rather than on a head.\nA copper peptide scalp solution was taken into company-run trials for pattern hair loss in the\n1990s. It never reached approval, and the full results were never published anywhere you can check\nthem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo the honest position is this. There is a plausible mechanism, a genuine in vitro result and no\ncontrolled human trial showing that a copper peptide grows hair. Nothing in this bottle is comparable\nto minoxidil, which is the only ingredient in this range with strong regrowth evidence behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scalp is skin, and the rest of this range is hard on it. Topical minoxidil is carried in\nalcohol with propylene glycol, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-signature-spray\"\u003eSignature Spray\u003c\/a\u003e\nadds tretinoin, and a roller opens the surface deliberately. This serum is for the man who has been\ntreating his scalp for months and can feel that the skin has taken the brunt of it, and who would\nrather use one bottle across the hairline and the face than two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse it alongside a treatment, never instead of one. If you are choosing between this and starting\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution USP, 5%\u003c\/a\u003e, start with the\nminoxidil. If you already use a scalp serum such as the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/redensyl-complex-serum\"\u003eRedensyl Complex Serum\u003c\/a\u003e, pick one and stay with it for\na few months rather than layering both onto the same skin. On the face it follows the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/face-cleanser\"\u003eFace Cleanser\u003c\/a\u003e and goes under the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/face-hydration-cream\"\u003eFace Hydration Cream\u003c\/a\u003e or the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/ceramide-barrier-cream\"\u003eCeramide Barrier Cream\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce a day, at night, on clean and properly dry skin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWash first with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/face-cleanser\"\u003eFace Cleanser\u003c\/a\u003e, then pat dry and give\n    it two or three minutes. Damp skin dilutes the serum and spreads it where you did not put it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFor the scalp, draw up about half a pipette, roughly eight to ten drops. Part your hair into\n    rows and put two or three drops along each parting across the area you are treating.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFor the face, three or four drops is enough for the whole face and the hairline.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork it in with your fingertips for about thirty seconds. Leave it on and do not rinse it\n    off.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWait a minute or two, then follow with your moisturiser on the face. Nothing needs to go on\n    top of it on the scalp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo sequencing points worth knowing.\u003c\/strong\u003e Copper complexes are destabilised by strong\nacids and by direct vitamin C, so keep exfoliating acids and vitamin C to the morning and this to the\nnight rather than layering them in one sitting. And if you apply minoxidil to the same scalp in the\nevening, put the serum on first and let it absorb completely before the minoxidil goes on. The\nminoxidil label tells you not to use other products on the scalp at the same time, and tretinoin is\ndocumented to increase how much minoxidil gets absorbed, so anything you put on that skin alongside\nit deserves a proper gap rather than a layer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the face, the immediate effect is cosmetic and quite quiet. Skin feels less tight within the\nfirst week or two, and any measurable change in firmness or fine lines takes around twelve weeks in\nthe studies that exist, at which point the change is modest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the scalp, expect nothing visible. This is a supportive product and its job is the condition of\nthe skin your hair grows from. If your hair looks better in three months, the credit belongs to\nwhatever regrowth treatment you are using, and it is worth being clear-eyed about that rather than\nattributing it here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne practical note. The copper complex is blue, so the serum has a faint blue tint and can\ntemporarily tint very light, blond or grey hair if you use a heavy hand. It washes out. Use less if\nyou notice it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Avoid the eye area and rinse with cool water if it gets in. Patch test on\nthe inner forearm and leave it for twenty four hours before you use it on the face, since contact\nallergy to copper is uncommon but does happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo not apply it into freshly rolled skin.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you use the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/dermaroller-0-5mm\"\u003eDermaroller 0.5 mm\u003c\/a\u003e, keep this serum well away from it. There\nare published cases of granulomatous and hypersensitivity reactions caused by cosmetic topicals being\ndriven into the dermis through fresh microchannels. Roll on a day\nyou are not using this, and leave at least twenty four hours for the skin to close before the serum\ngoes back on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not use it on broken, inflamed, infected or painful skin. Stop using it if you develop\npersistent redness, itching or a rash. Speak to your doctor before using it if you have a disorder of\ncopper metabolism such as Wilson's disease. Keep it out of reach of children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a cosmetic product. It is a serum for the skin, it has no medicinal licence anywhere, and\nit does not treat, cure or prevent hair loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStore below 25 degrees Celsius, tightly closed and out of direct sunlight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981121331582,"sku":"QN-COPPERPEPTIDESERUM","price":207.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/copper-peptide-serum.png?v=1790587694","url":"https:\/\/quintea.eu\/products\/copper-peptide-serum","provider":"Quintéa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}